Cravat carrier and conditioner



Nov. 22, 1949 P.'W. HALL CRAVAT CARRIER AND CONDITIONER Filed April 22,1947 1 K m f4 BY mohh-wm INVENTOR w HM KM a- \oz// ()ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention is a novel cravat carrier and conditioner suitable fortraveling and analogous uses and serving to contain and carry severalcravats, neckties or the like and to maintain them under flatwisecompression.

The main object of the invention is to afford an article of the kindrecited which is particular- 1y convenient for travel and like purposes,being compact and well adapted to being packed within a suitcase orother traveling bag; the [packing of the article with other goodsserving to enhance the conditioning pressure upon the carried cravatswhile the latter are disposed snugly within the article and heldfiatwise against a suitable backing as will be described. A furtherobject is to provide ease in loadin the carrier with cravats and readyremoval of selected cravats from, or replacement in, the carrier.Another object is to provide a conditioning carrier which is not onlysturdy and durable but is protective Of the cravats and is sightly.Further advantages of the invention will appear in the hereinafterfollowing description of an illustrative embodiment thereof.

In general, the invention may be described as comprising a relativelytall and narrow flat panel or core member in the nature of a board,generally oblong in shape, and which is formed at its upper end withtransverse slots, arranged preferably in longitudinal series one belowanother, and adapted to accommodate a plurality I of cravats which areentered or placed in or inserted through such slots and are superimposedflatly along the upright front and back faces of the core; such panelmember being operatively combined with :a sheath, envelope or case madeof pliable sheet material; such sheath being in the nature of a fiattube adapted to be applied as a cover by entering the panel or core intothe open lower end of the sheath, and being of dimensions to receivesnugly the panel with its superimposed load of cravats, thereby toconfine and protect the cravats and maintain flat conditioning pressurethereon. By constructing the sheath as a fiat, flexible tubular memberopen at both its .upper and lower ends, and of a uniform width, slightlygreater than the width of the panel, the sheath can be handily appliedby being drawn downwardly from the top, over the loaded .panel, and atwill removed therefrom by drawing it again downwardly to uncover thecravats, each action being smooth and without disarranging or mussingthe cravats.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a front face view of the unloadedpanel or core member of the combination, in a typical form, set upright.

Fig. 2 is a front face view of the cooperating tubular sheath member,shown in partial perspective and broken away at one corner to disclosethe rear portion or wall thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a cravat which has been folded midwayupon itself, with its doubled middle or band portion bent down intoposition for engaging the cravat in i3, receiving slot of the panel.

Fig. 4 is a face view of the panel showing a single cravat loaded intothe lowest of the receiving slots thereof.

Fig. 5 is a vertical central sectional View of the panel member looselyloaded with three cravats engaged in the three slots of the panel, anddisposed flatly in place.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 but with the sheath memberof the combination applied and pulled downwardly into position toconfine snugly the load of cravats against the front and back faces ofthe panel member within.

Figs. 5 and 6 are drawn to a substantially larger scale than Figs. 1 to4 and 7.

Fig. 7 is a front face View of the loaded panel, broken away to show theenclosed elements, the cravats, the panel member and the back wall ofthe sheath; in readiness for packing or storing.

Fig. 8 is a front view like Fig. 1 showing a modifled form of panelmember wherein the cravat slots are each formed with an entrance openingat a panel edge, to facilitate somewhat the introduction of the cravatsinto the slots.

In general the article of this invention, for carrying and conditioningcravats C, comprises the cooperative elements of the interior panelboard or flat core P with the exterior sheath or removable envelope Sadapted to enclose snugly the cravats and panel.

The panel P is composed of a relatively stiff and strong sheet material,such as plywood or other wood, or a plastic material transparent orotherwise, or a light metal as aluminum or magnesium. The panel is ofrelatively tall or long and narrow dimensions and of approximate uprightlength as long as or preferably somewhat longer than the quarter-lengthOf a full-size cravat and of approximate width as Wide as or preferablysomewhat wider than such a cravat, i. e., than the median or mean widthof its skirt portions.

The cravat may be considered as consisting of a middle length or bandportion C to encircle the neck, with the conventional end portions orskirts C Fig. 3 shows how the cravat is conveniently doubled or foldedmidway upon itself to reduce its overall length, and how this doubledcravat is again refolded in the act of applying it to the panel, therefolded band portion being threaded or otherwise entered into one ofthe slots of the panel and pulled through sufficiently to allow thecravat to han down in its doubled condition at both the front and backfaces Of the panel.

The panel is shown as formed or apertured with a plurality of transverseslots, near the top end of the panel, these constituting a longitudinalseries of cross slots P at the top and P therebelow with a third crossslot P each slot being of dimensions, width and length, to accommodateat least one doubled cravat loaded therein.

Fig. 4 in face view indicates the panel with a single cravat doubled andloaded into the lowest one of the receiving slots, the dependingportions of the cravat being disposed flatly along the front and backfaces of the panel, which constitutes a central core against whose flatsurfaces the cravat band and skirt portions are disposed and maintainedunder pressure.

The sheath member S is composed of a relatively limp sheet material,such as a fabric, as oil silk, or a leather, constructed in the form ofa flat tube, with a front wall S and a rear wall f5 either mutuallyintegral, made from a single folded blank, or interconnected as bystitching along their two side margins. The sheath generally is ofapproximate dimensions slightly wider than and preferably about as longas the panel.

The tubular sheath S has its lower end open to admit the top end of theloaded panel when the sheath is applied thereto, and the sheath has thisextension may take the form of a short hanger, a loose loop or anapertured projection.

By these described arrangements the sheath at will may be drawn downover the loaded panel in position snugly to confine the load of cravatsand maintain squeezing compression against the ront and back sidesthereof, and may be similarly drawn down lengthwise and away for accessas described. The width of the tubular sheath should be such as to fitsnugly the loaded panel and exert compression thereon; and if desiredthe sheath may be composed of a slightly stretchable or elastic sheetmaterial; a convenient example thereof being a piece of woven fabric cuton the bias or diagonally to afford an operative degree of widthwisestretchability and corresponding contraction delivering the desiredconditioning pressure upon the contents.

The practical use and operation of the invention have been fullyindicated during the description of the structure of the members of thecombination. The principles involved may be embodied in varying formsand no limitation to the precise details illustrated is intended. As aninstance of a modification within the spirit of the invention, Fig. 8shows how the cross slots P, P etc. of the panel may be accessiblelaterally, namely, by means of slot extensions or entrances P thusfacilitating the loading of cravats upon the panel without therequirement of threading them into the closed slots shown in Figs. 1and. a,

There has thus been described a portable cravat carrier and conditionerembodying the principles and attaining the objects of the presentinvention, this embodiment being illustrative and not limitative exceptto the extent set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a portable cra'vat carrier andconditioner adapted for travel uses protectively to enclose severalcravats and maintain flatwise compression thereon, comprising thecooperative combination of (1) a receiving panel consisting of agenerally oblong fiat board of a relatively stifi material substantiallyas tall as the quarter-length of a full-size cravat and at least as wideas the median width of the skirts of such a cravat, and formed near itstop end with several transverse slots each of dimensions to receive andaccommodate at least one doubled cravat loaded therein, by whichconstruction of panel several cravats may be entered into such slots andtherebelow disposed flatwise in superimposed relation against both thefront and back plane faces of the panel; and (2) a removable sheathconsisting of a flat tube of relatively limp covering material ofdimensions slightly wider and substantially as long as the panel; thepanel board and the wider sheath each having substantially parallelsides, and the sheath being open-ended at both top and bottom ends;whereby the sheath can be applied and drawn over the top of the loadedpanel downwardly into position snugly to enclose the panel and thecravats thereonand to maintain conditioning pressure or confinement uponthe cravats between both sides of the panel and the sheath front andback walls, and whereby, for access to the cravats, the sheath by reasonof its parallel sides and open top end can be removed by drawing itagain downwardly off and away from the loaded panel without disarrangingthe cravats.

The article claimed in claim 1 and wherein the panel is formed with aplurality of sideopening transverse slots arranged in lengthwise spacingin a single series.

3. A cravat carrier and conditioner comprising relatively long andnarrow flat panel core and tubular sheath members; the panel core beingcomposed of board material with plane front and back face, and withcross slots at its upper part to receive and carry a load of severalcravats depending against such panel faces; the tubular sheath beingcomposed of pliable material, open at both its top and bottom ends, andof dimensions to contain and accommodate snugly the core carrying thecravats loaded thereon; and the sheath being formed with its narrowestpart at least as wide as the greatest width of the panel, whereby thesheath can be applied by pulling it downwardly to enclose the panel andcravats, and can be removed by pulling it again downwardly fordisengagement, without disarranging the cravats.

PHYLLIS W. HALL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,278,694 Lewellin Sept. 10, 19182,077,458 Chestnut, Jr Apr. 20, 1937 2,294,527 Weiss Sept. 1, 1942

